Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-08
THE HOPE AND HELP ROOMS.
How the W. G.. IT. u. Propose 40 Reach
and Lift Up Fallen Women.

The house which was recently opened on 18th
street, near d. by the WOman's Christian Temper
ance Union, marks another step in the work OF the
union The house has been rented By the Ladies,
furnished through their Efforts and is In charge OF
a Inatron 1t Is little home in itself with par
lor, dlning-room and kitchen, as wei as three or
four bedrooms One OF the latter rooms how
ever, is just now used for meeting place for the
ladies, where religious exercises can be held
Those acquainted with the city can appreciate at
once the reason for selecting this particular 10
cality. II Is near the locality freQlented by the
class whom IL is desired 70 reach, namely: those
who do not attend the churches nor do not in any
way come n contact with Christian people
As may be understood from the descrip-
Ton or the quarters provided in the
mousse which, by the way, the ladies hope VIII
only be temporary, this new enterprise 4, In no
sense house OF refuge. II is simply means OF
neip method OF reaching that large class OF
women who are outside OF the circle OF Christian
influence. The cooperation OF the police will OF
course oe sought, ana when young girls are
fond In the Streets perhaps strangers In the CITY
or When women are arrested for slight oTenses
the officers Will b. asked 20 bring them 10 this
house instead OF taking them TO the 81 ation-
nouse lney VII! receive a Kind welcome, be
given nouriShing food and clean clothing and
counseled 10 lead good lie. IL il any way they
can Dc assisted either 10 return 20 their homes or
TO obtain employment, the ladies viii endeayor 10
90 what they can. IL is thought that when
women COME there who have been drinking th.t
IL they can De persuaded 10 stay Tor Z snort time
perhaps II VIII be great help to them In REFORM
ing their lives There Is 70 Intention, at present
aimed To DO Is 10 provide
HELP AND COMFORT
IN tlne or emergency and distress, and then TO
fndeavor 70 give aid in The effort 70 lead good
hves and 10 help them 20 help themselves The
fooms VIII Be open night and day, and there wiz
always be light in the window, a warm 1re
Within and the kindly sympathy u a vOman.s
halid ana voice. Their CaTlS vi invitation which
they viii distribute widely, read Us follows:
"Not willing that any should perish"
Hope and Help Rooms
BY Women Oniy-fJr Women ONLY
40 IAN street NV.
Open day ana night
-NelSnef 90 eOnuenn thee; come and sin no
more
The ladies who are Interested in This yyorl- and
intend 10 give 20 II Freely OF their tiIfs and money
ar from nearly al the Protestant On .irlcS Ia ~
city, and therefore large circle are Interested in
the success % tiio neH enterprise. II Is t..tai,-
!lsned III measure upon the Plan proposed by me
Department Tor the Promotion Oi Social Purity
Connected with the National WCTn4H-- Christi; =,
Temperance Union. Win such NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a.
the circumstances o. ike d. tllS t.ify haye sIe,
SeSteo, aud With tie broadening vi the sc0e y, =
above.
TIE PLAN OF WORK
& the A1SSiOn OF Hope and Help FOR fallen women
has been adopted This plan is described as
follows:
Establish one or several free reading rooms for
women only, selecting localities Tor them where
saloons and houses OF uI-l24ne abound They
should De open the greater part or the DAY and
t3SC tNtltL5- - tlkHt bdilICFluI
and those % the net hOpring disreputabse hoaI,a--
could drop III 20 rest, read, wllte letters drink q
cup oi coffee, or COUNSEL with friend, when in
trouble AL factories and shops whore girls are
employed, and all houses OF lil-i4,ue poct. sta
lions, ETC., OF the Immediate nsIkab0rl0O-i should
DE- visited Dy a woman missionary. \ free en-
ployuent bureau az the room might add TO N !.
Usefulness, and Christian meetings and lectures
with good music would Og1AS IL large numbers.
In nearly al our city missions where .Ien are Cd
mltted the women, especially degraded ones, are
SUBJECTED 10 Insults or solicitations from men Cl
whom such things seem scarcely t0nCeIv bse. Let
Us not forget That while a WOLFRAM would debaSe
nerSeif instantly by an lInlOie5t advance towards
man, even CHRISTIAN men, sO-caIied, arrogate %
whether a woman = Decent IN view OF all thi-
AID ior many DINER reasons. our judgment Is that
our WORK can o. most safety conducted 6g lCoHaen
oHlg J0r Nonten only, and iJ vii meet With less
criticism and misTepTes nJati0n IRON the degraded
Classes whom Ne are trying u reach"